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cardiac conduction system |
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group of specialized, highly excitable cells that give the heart its rhythmicity |
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function of cardiac conduction system |
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spontaneously generates and conducts action potentials |
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sinoatrial node (description) |
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spontaneously generates action potentials at a rate of 70 to 80 per minute |
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SA node spreads action potentials to |
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1) cardiac muscle of atria via internodal pathways 2) to AV node via internodal pathways |
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receives action potentials from SA node |
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AV node spreads action potentials to |
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AV bundle/Bundle of His after the 110 ms delay |
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divides into left and right bundle branches (one per ventricle) |
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receives action potentials from AV node |
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AV bundle spreads action potentials to |
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function of Purkinje fibers |
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receive action potentials from the AV bundle |
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Purkinje fibers spread action potentials to |
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cardiac muscle of the ventricles |
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ectopic pacemaker (description) |
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any part of the heart other than the SA node that generates a rhythm |
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most common ectopic pacemaker |
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heart rate if AV node is pacemaker |
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40 to 60 beats per minute |
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heart rate if Purkinje fibers are pacemaker |
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25 to 45 beats per minute |
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arrangement of cardiac muscle cells |
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cardiac muscle cells make up |
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the bulk of the atrial and ventricular walls |
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resting Vm of cardiac muscle cell |
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recording of electrical activity of cardiac muscle |
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function of standard bipolar limb leads |
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measure electrical activity of heart in a frontal plane |
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(standard bipolar limb lead) Lead I |
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measures electrical activity across heart at 0° angle |
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(standard bipolar limb lead) Lead II |
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measures electrical activity across heart at +60° angle |
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(standard bipolar limb lead) Lead III |
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measures electrical activity across heart at +120° angle |
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augmented unipolar limb leads |
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measure electrical activity of the heart in a frontal plane |
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(augmented unipolar limb leads)aVR |
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measures electrical activity across heart at -150° angle |
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(augmented unipolar limb leads)aVL |
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measures electrical activity across heart at -30° angle |
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(augmented unipolar limb leads)aVF |
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measures electrical activity across heart at +90° angle |
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right arm to the joining of left arm and left leg |
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left arm to the joining of left leg and right arm |
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left leg to the joining of right arm and left leg |
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measure the electrical activity of the heart in a transverse plane |
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signifies atrial deploarization; normally 80 to 120 msec in duration |
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signifies ventricular depolarization; normally 60 to 100 msec in duration |
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signifies ventricular repolarization; normally 160 to 200 msec in duration |
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from onset of atrial depolarization to onset of ventricular depolarization (P to Q); normally 120 to 200 msec in duration |
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average of all the instantaneous mean electrical vectors occurring sequentially during depolarization of the ventricles |
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mean electrical axis is based on |
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QRS complexes of limb leads I, II, III |
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normal value of mean electrical axis |
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conditions where electrical activity is irregular |
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heart rate above 100 beats per minute |
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heart rate below 60 beats per minute |
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elevated body temp, excessive sympathetic stimulation |
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excessive parasympathetic stimulation; athletic heart |
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conduction of action potential is slowed; prolonged PQ interval (greater than 200 msec) |
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type I second degree heart block |
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conduction of action potentials slowed; very prolonged PQ interval and loss of QRS complex from time to time |
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symptom of Type I second degree heart block |
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type II second degree heart block |
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conduction of action potential is slowed/blocked; very prolonged PQ interval and multiple P waves without QRS complex |
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symptom of Type II second degree heart block |
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slow HR and could need artificial pacemaker |
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common reason for artificial pacemaker |
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reason for third degree heart block |
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heart disease or congenital in nature |
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complete block of action potential conduction; very slow heart rate which leads to inadequate circulation |
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block of action potential in atria; AV node activated sporadically |
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EKG of atrial fibrillation |
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no observable P waves and no constant QRS spacing |
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conduction system is disordered |
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EKG of ventricular fibrillation |
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symptom of ventricular fibrillation |
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loss of consciousness; death imminent if not remedied |
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right axis deviation (+90° to +180°) |
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hypertrophy of the right side of the heart or damage to left side of the heart |
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right axis deviation could be due to |
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1) pulmonary hypertension 2) pulmonary valve dysfunction 3) heart attack that damages left side |
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left axis deviation (-30° to -90°) |
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hypertrophy of the left side of the heart or damage to right side of the heart |
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left axis deviation could be due to |
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1) systemic hypertension 2) aortic valve dysfunction 3) heart attack that damages right side 4) athletic heart |
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closing of valves and the collision of blood against them when they do close |
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opening and closing of valves is dictated by |
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pressure changes in the chambers of the heart |
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allow flow of blood through the heart in only one direction |
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atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure |
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ventricular pressure exceeds atrial pressure |
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semilunar valves open when |
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ventricular pressure exceeds pulmonary trunk and aortic pressure |
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semilunar valves close when |
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pulmonary trunk and aortic pressures exceed ventricular pressure |
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closing of AV valves (tricuspid and mitral); longest and loudest sound |
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closing of pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves |
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narrowing of valves which creates resistance to flow |
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stenosis murmur heard when |
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blood flows through the valve
AV stenosis prior to S1 semilunar stenosis prior to S2 |
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valve insufficiency/regurgitation |
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improper closing of valves which causes back flow of blood through valve |
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valve insufficiency/regurgitation murmur heard when |
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valves close
AV insufficiency during S1 semilunar insufficiency during S2 |
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most commonly heard murmur |
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mitral valve insufficiency |
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blood flow to be turbulent |
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events that make up one heart beat |
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average typical duration of cardiac cycle |
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varies from .75 seconds to 1 second |
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duration of cardiac cycle dictates |
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heart spends ___ of its time in systole |
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heart spends ___ of its time in diastole |
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time atria are contracting |
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time the ventricles are contracting |
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time ventricles are relaxing |
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5 periods of cardiac cycle |
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1) isovolumic contraction (systole) 2) period of ejection (systole) 3) isovolumic relaxation (diastole) 4)passive ventricular filling(diastole) 5)active ventricular filling (diastole) |
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volume of blood ejected to each great artery (~70mL) |
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volume of blood in ventricles prior to ejection of blood (~120mL) |
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percentage of blood ejected from each ventricle (55% to 70% is normal) |
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volume of blood in the ventricles after the stroke volume is ejected |
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relaxation of ventricles; ventricular pressure decreases below pressure of great arteries |
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passive ventricular filling |
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ventricular pressure decreases further and is now lower than atrial pressure |
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active ventricular filling |
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atria contract and actively fill ventricles with more blood |
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ventricles begin to contract; ventricular pressure increases and eventually exceeds atrial pressure |
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ventricular pressure increases further and exceeds pressure of great arteries |
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volume of blood pumped by either the left or right ventricle in a minute |
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something that affects heart contractility and therefore stroke volume |
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something that affects heart rate |
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volume of blood in the ventricle immediate prior to systole (EDV) |
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Starling's law of the heart is a relationship between |
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preload and heart contractility |
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resistance the ventricle is exposed to when pumping |
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1) autonomic nervous system 2) hormones 3) body temperature |
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vagus nerve (PS) [description] |
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primary controller of resting heart rate |
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SA node, AV node, atrial myocardium |
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inhibitory: decreases heart rate (negative chronotropic effect) |
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cardiac nerve (S) [description] |
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primary controller of heart contractility |
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SA node, AV node, atrial and ventricular myocardium |
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influence of cardiac nerve |
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excitatory: increases heart rate (positive chronotropic effect) and increases heart contractility (positive inotropic effect) |
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function of epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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bind to B-adrenergic receptors |
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increase the number of B-adrenergic receptors |
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body temperature effect on heart rate |
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change of 1°C changes heart rate approx. 10 beats per minute |
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